troops as well as concerns pakistani intelligence help the taliban insurgency pentagon chiefs a bit it will take weeks to assess the damage to us that operations in afghanistan after these revelations well all too has gone h. khan has been hearing from soldiers volved in the last major wiki leaks exposé which struck at civilians and not insurgents. but me knowing something that any military tries to keep under wraps civilians killed during an operation this april the pentagon saw one of its skeletons walk out of the closet a secret video of american soldiers opening with looks like indiscriminate fire in a baghdad suburb three years ago more than a dozen people were reported dead including two reuters news staff also two children were wounded the incident was investigated and the u.s. military concluded that the actions of the soldiers were in accordance with the law of armed conflict and its own rules of engagement so while the u.s.

military is ok with causing some corporal damage it's when civilians die in the course of action a number of soldiers who were involved in those killings now speak out and say this shouldn't be a norm of warfare you can see in the eastern mccord a soldier with the unit that's shown in the video said it hadn't been a one time experience he went s. words to say soldiers in his unit were ordered to kill civilians in certain circumstances mccord said the message they got from their commander was if someone in your line gets hit with an improvised explosive device three sixty rotational fire you kill everyone on the street. josh the brewers served in the same unit as ethan mccord he refused to talk about the order because of as he said the threats and warnings that he'd received from his former army fellows with the secret video

of how the coptic killings seemed nothing unusual to him and from our experiences what was shown in that video was. uncommon and it's like that happened on a fairly regular basis josh says the training they'd gone through did not angry much sensitivity either he remembers one of the songs soldiers were made to sing more intense on. as i went down to the market where all the children were all women shop where i was shabby and i began to chop josh and a group of other former soldiers are now touring the us and telling people of their experiences and their regret for me it was when i was finally able to kind of put myself in the in the shoes of of other people. and really start to imagine how i'd feel if people were doing to me what i was doing so

people on a regular basis of storerooms in people's homes sometimes in the middle of kids and in children's faces. some blame the type of war the us was spying for the psychological trauma so many american soldiers are now going through it was a very disorienting and destabilizing condition of warfare for most american soldiers to try to separate the benign populace from the insurgents who wanted to kill them that were absolutely indistinguishable from regular civilians. seven roger. eason mccord and josh stieber signed a letter of apology to the mother of the children hurt during the operation and pledged to change from the inside out again is chicken art team washington d.c. . the online whistleblower is now checking into reports dealing with u.s. conduct in iraq and the what it could expose similar findings to the thousands of

documents already posted on the web filmmaker and blogger danny schechter says it heralds a new era of media investigations. truth is the first casualty in war it always is and that the united states government has a big apparatus in a sense to manage and muzzle the news in information to try to it kind of engineer perception of the public and so of course they tend to emphasize the positive they downplay the negative so there's a lot of. this trust in the media of the pentagon and the pentagon's motives so the idea that you could go to the actual data the actual reports by soldiers in the field of what happened and make that available to the public so that people can judge for themselves is quite a step and then not just doing it because of the belief in media or a belief in being against war they're doing it out of

a belief in democracy you know that the founder of wiki leaks told the german magazine der spiegel that he likes to crush bastards that is motive he wants to try to get the truth out and of course in their view the truth here is that this war is not only unwinnable but it's been savaged it's taken a many many innocent lives and that's what they're really trying to show with this this is a problem for the obama administration too because you know one of the great heroes of the people who supported obama it was daniel ellsberg the person who leaked the pentagon papers now the u.s. government is condemning we can be leaks so this could have political consequences for the obama administration as well and you know it really shows that the media really is not what it used to be it's not just a few major newspapers but smaller players can have a big impact in the media landscape. you are with r.t.

it's good of you to join us today and in a few moments from now once last year was the fastest growing european economy now many people have to rely on charities for the bare necessities. while fresh e.u. sanctions against iran have now come under fire from moscow russia's foreign ministry has said the move falls outside the scope of the latest u.n. restrictions and undermines collective efforts to resolve the iranian nuclear issue on monday the e.u. adopted tougher sanctions against iran's energy sector in an attempt to prevent the islamic republic from acquiring nuclear weapons the measures include a ban on the sale of equipment and technology iran denies western fears it is trying to build an atomic bomb some analysts believe existing u.n. sanctions against tehran are strict enough the problem being that they're not always implemented properly. there's a peace there are nick for it companies including the european firms frequently

find ways and loopholes to bypass restrictions and channel investment and technologies to iran and therefore key objectives is to make sure that all the un member states here to its decisions kiddies but that has a leaner than i ever from moscow institute of oriental studies. well for many of latvians drastic economic conditions mean they have to turn to charities for survival formally the fastest growing european economy these days the only thing thriving is unemployment and as r.t. as tom barton reports a sustainable recovery is a promise that many believe the government is incapable of keeping. dynamic gives out food to people in need for months she's made sure families can get a square meal but this isn't a developing country it's the modern economy of latvia and recently joined the. when we brought the first food bags to those families many parents wept there could

have never foreseen a crisis of this magnitude they had jobs they were well to do and respected and all of a sudden they find themselves in a situation where they have to plead for help to feed their children latvia speculated aggressively on international markets leaving this so-called baltic tiger vulnerable when the crisis hit those with loans and mortgages were suddenly seriously short of money if we get rid of brussels sneezed we in latvia already had a bad case of angina. a very small and very open economy felt the world's problems more painfully than the others and we were experiencing our own mistakes much more painfully two. years unemployment soared to over twenty percent middle class families with houses and cars couldn't afford to put food on the table and almost eight percent of the population registered below the poverty line disappear to go we could never imagine if giving food to people in this country would ever be needed the situation showed that it is needed so we decided to start it the food

bank relies on donations of money and food to supplement the diets of hard up families the charity raise half a million dollars in two thousand and nine money vitally needed as the government is failing to support those in need is the most because that it all came too soon and created a sort of traffic jam. this is all services are not prepared for an influx of people who needed aid all at once. unable to rely on their leaders latvians have dipped into their own pockets and cupboards to help each other out and it's not always the rich who give the most. the donors are often not the richest sort of people more often than not we notice their women with children and quite often it's children who say let's leave some charity money here in this food part we've got tinned pork and fish we've got some sugar we've got condensed milk we've got flour we've got stock paster cooking oil and

much more but it's this food that shows how deep the financial crisis has cut in latvia and until the families affected get more work this food will only be a temporary comfort not a cure tom barton r.t. . and still ahead for you the power of magic rushers psychics could be put out of business hours or thora he's vowed to crack down on con artists promising to cure everything from diseases to cheaters. the two russian cosmonauts from the international space station have concluded their near seven hour space walk they successfully completed the installation of a new laboratory on the i s s for your daughter. and mchale also replaced a video camera used in monitoring the docking old supply for sun filming those amazing shots of the earth from orbit the cosmonauts also had the chance to test walk their new smart space suits they have integrated computer systems and digital

screens on the inside the rest of the crew still safely inside making sure everything went according to plan. well b.p. boss tony hayward will step down after the company posted a seventeen billion dollars second quarter loss its first in eighteen years he's shouldered much of the blame for the poor handling of the oil spill in the gulf of mexico that british companies already confirmed that bob dudley one of its american executives will take over in october meanwhile hayward's expected to be offered a new role in the joint venture between b.p. and the russian oil company t n k there's more on that when our business bulletin coming your way in just a few. activists in south korea have sent propaganda leaflets to the north to mark the anniversary of the korean war armistice flyers and d.v.d.'s criticizing human rights record were released into the sky attached to balloons cross border tension remains high fifty seven years after the end of the war the u.s.

and south korea are currently conducting military exercises off the korean peninsula aimed at discouraging the north from any attack on the south a recent international inquiry into the sinking of a south korean warship in march concluded jiang was responsible and accusation it denies. parliament has overwhelmingly approved a resolution saying the country does not recognize principles independence it comes after the hague's international court of justice rule that the region is declaration of statehood was legal the parliament's resolution said peaceful negotiations on needed to find an acceptable solution kosovo announced it would secede from serbia two years ago following a bloody war in the ninety's. u.k. prime minister david cameron says he will make a stand for turkey's entry into the european union during his first visit to the country as prime minister he said he was displeased with the slow pace of talks sun

called vital for europe's economy and politics turkey is currently an official candidate for membership in the union and with the e.u.'s. the country must first reform its judicial system and rethink its relations with regional powers first. for people living by china's yangtze river are bracing themselves for more flooding as water levels reached the highest mark in thirty years with more rain predicted roads across the region are submerged with shops relocating to higher ground a landslide caused by downpours in the south of the country has left more than twenty people missing almost a thousand have died since april in what's being called the worst flooding in a decade. well in recent years fortune tellers and psychics have become increasingly popular here in russia some turned to give their love life a little boost others seek cures for life threatening diseases but authorities say the trends are attracting con artists who not only swindle people out of money but

also jeopardize their health sean thomas reports on the government's battle against fake magic. the allure of the unknown and of the showcasing of psychic abilities have become big business in russia while simple entertainment for some others turned to these self-proclaimed mystics for healing and the promise of answers to the problems of everyday life just did not serve national seem hopeless lad six years ago trouble came to our family my son was lured into a relationship by a woman who use some witchcraft as a mother i couldn't help seeing that his health was impaired and was getting worse his mind was suppressed he changed completely yes she put her trust in a psychic who claimed to have a special insight into the situation but as time passed it became clear that all the psychic was after was more of lewis's money but as are taxes that are good there as i paid her about six hundred thousand roubles

a year for three years that's not because we're rich but for the sake of your child's health you do anything sell possessions take loans anything experts say the nature of this industry provides a prime opportunity for people to take advantage of those desperate for a belief system. even though it by some quasi should manage things in the worst meaning of this word are all too close to hopes but people want to keep believing so they trust them and when they finally turn for help to real doctors they find out it's too late too hard or that a patient is in need of critical measures now there is a movement in the state duma to protect people like laura so from being canned awesome give them a riveting advertisement for services which are not backed by professional commercial experience we believe these people practice tax evasion and swindling moreover their deceiving potential consumers with these are called service rules the law is aimed at ads an article printed in magazines like this one which is

called oracle and it is all literally chock full of people who claim that they can heal or tell the future using views of mystical abilities but those who are. actually in the business say this bad water effect them really at all you can go to medical and i would say that siri the internet brings the most clients into this business rather than printed resources or at c.v. the only ad that really works is the grief i mean you help someone and then send bring their family and friends and while it may seem counter-intuitive some who claim to have such powers see the provide a valuable service and that a ban on advertising could actually be helpful here's my whom i help people in their family relationships and i do fortune telling depending on their needs most psychics do the same thing however those who don't know what they're doing or traits can not write see through ads and other means i believe there should be a set of documents to prove their abilities. the point that the duma is trying to push through is well over the system they could get

a diploma or medical certificate undergo a medical commission in each region of russia is to use their particular diplomas which means each can work only in that in the same way they can be deprived of their claim if their treatment does not work just like any other don't. or in other words making the magical and mystical majority more mainstream sean thomas moscow. coming up we talk to an author who is hoping to address the un as he claims he can help bring peace to the middle east not going to finkelstein says it's the right time to involve local communities in finding a lawful solution. in the real world the laws often descend guarded and then replaced by the use of a big club and you crack people skulls but we're talking about how we think the conflict should end and i think most people understand maybe not people in power regular people they understand the rule of law and that we should respect the law

but i think you can reach a large audience without principle and i think the audience is now ready to listen . and you can watch the full interview with norman finkelstein later. this hour here on. well muscovites are still struggling with their worst heat wave in more than a century the situation in the capital's being exacerbated by high levels of smog in the moscow region alone emergency teams are trying to put out at least twenty four stand people places caused by the unusually hot weather south easterly winds are blowing smoke from the fires through the capital causing breathing difficulties and reducing visibility on the roads the cloud doesn't seem to have a silver lining either with sizzling temperatures expected to stay in the region until at least the end of the week. well don't forget to log on to our website all to you dot com where there are always more stories for you and here are some that

might catch your eye cross snail mail russia's post office has been fined for late deliveries clients for the express service complained that letters just don't arrive on time. also to find out how a joint operation by russian and american drug police has crack cocaine trafficking ring with a showbiz twist. and stephanie miller joins me with the latest from the world. so stuffy we hear that a russian billionaire is shopping not for an airplane but rather for an airline yes rory only got a pasta is reportedly in talks to buy a discount carrier at sky express the airline has been hit hard by the crisis but it did have more than a million passengers last year i'll have more in

a moment but now straight to our top story it's two years since robert dudley then head of b.p. fled to russia after a dispute with russian shareholders on tuesday he was declared the new boss of b.p. taking office in october and in a final twist tony hayward may return to russia as a direct a b.p. see i didn't vote about reports. robert dudley has already earned his created for handling of the gulf of mexico oil spill the gulf represents one third of the company's oil and gas was and refineries and he's experienced in russia way to keep b.p. generates about a quarter of b.p.'s revenues and she should be well prepared to take over the whole company where she is likely true mean central to b.p. strategy with analysts dismissing media reports that the company could sell a stake in its cash generator team t v p possibly to gas room or ross nifty b.p. is a cash generator on an original investment of seven billion dollars in two thousand

and three b.p. has already seen twelve billion dollars from dividends officially for the last. year reported for more than thirty five billion dollars of revenues and if they can stand alone. indeed is the largest piece of seeders in terms of revenues and probably in terms of the dark and profit and of course think you is one of the largest cash sources for so obviously catching aeration now for b.p. is one of the product target countries are lining up to pull the barrels from b.p.'s flour the company has already confirmed it is looking to sell the assets with few details an ounce to exxon mobil and chevron now both in talks to take over the company but first things first to stop the leaking first class to begin with to plug the well that's still not done yet we're still two to three weeks away from that even though the spill has now been contained it has not been plugged so the

first order of things is to get the plug done second is still figure out how the reinvestments like going to be done and then it's a question of reconstructing in winning back the trust of the american people who are dudley has shown his skills at getting a good price when he's sold upstream assets of t.n.t. b.p. their talent will come in handy now that b.p. needs to raise cash to people consequences of its oil spill in u.s. waters the question is how much he has to dilute the brand in the process than anybody would business r.t. . now it's time to take a quick look at how the equity markets are shaping up european shares are advancing was shock games being seen in the planking sector park these noise and world bank of scotland all getting between five and seven percent on the footsie p.p. is edging high after that announcement of its new c.e.o. at the same time as posting a hefty engulfs. here in moscow the markets are high in our new trade with the

r.t.s. up over one and a half the cent all the blue chips are gaining on the my sex ross enough to be a gaining more than one percent each they're both companies which the russian government has proposed to selling stakes in telecom is also outperforming gaining more than three percent this hour. rising oil prices have boosted russia's budget revenues the state budget took in one hundred twenty two billion dollars from the first half of the year up thirty percent from the same period of two thousand and nine the lion share represents tax payments on oil and gas production. has taken a controlling stake in canada's crew gold corp up from forty percent russia's mining joined the shares on the also stock exchange service cell is now gaining around three percent on the my sex. russia's biggest oil producer was enough to boost its second quarter profits by sixty percent helped by high oil output and prices it's not income jumped to more than two and a half billion dollars while crude production gained eight point eight percent

after the launch of two new fields just one of them the bank of field is capable of providing the equivalent of five percent of russia's current out. all to make a gas has shut its factory initially novgorod for a fortnight blaming the record heat the local produce is sending thousands of workers on paid leave after a month of temperatures topping thirty degrees celsius. russian billionaire owner is in talks to buy discount carrier sky express according to com a sun newspaper the daily says the airline is not negotiating with basic element to hold income. basic government may much sky express with it over at company lines base in southern russia in turn sky express will get the chance to keep its license by solving its financial problems the airline carried more than a million passengers last year but was hit hard by the crisis. and that's why the business user now but i'll be back with more updates for you next hour and of course you can find more stories on our web site that's called slash business.

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as washington hunts for those who leaked top military secrets of the afghan war you talk to american soldiers who say civilian casualties were sometimes a means to an end once they fought for their country they're now fighting to bring awareness of u.s. warfare methods. relying on neighbors for help. to survive on other people's handouts slammed the government for failing to fix the financial crisis wreckage the country was once the fastest growing european economy but suffered more than anyone else from recession. illusions and delusions mysticism popularity in russia while authorities warn of fraud some doctors fear that magic could become fatal for health the government is now trying to enforce a ban on unprofessional psychics in an effort to tax evasion and swindling. all right now as he speaks to a high profile jewish supporter of the palestinians to find out why he things.